Sam Gilligan

Sam Gilligan
Gilligan pictured in 1907
Personal information
Full name Samuel Anderson Gilligan
Date of birth (1882-01-18)18 January 1882
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 17 June 1965(1965-06-17) (aged 83)
Place of death Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.[1]
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Dalry
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1901 Belmont Athletic
1901–1902 Dundee Violet
1902–1903 Dundee 9 (3)
1903–1904 Celtic 14 (15)
1904–1910 Bristol City 188 (78)
1910–1913 Liverpool 40 (16)
1913–1915 Gillingham 65 (15)
1917 Dundee Hibernian 0 (0)
Forfar Athletic
1921 Dundee Hibernian 1 (0)
Total 317 (127)
Managerial career
1913–1915 Gillingham
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Anderson Gilligan (18 January 1882[3] – 17 June 1965) was a Scottish professional association football player in the years prior to the First World War who played as a forward. He made over 200 appearances in The Football League for Bristol City and Liverpool, and a smaller number of appearances in the Scottish Football League with Dundee and Celtic.[4][5]

  1. ^ Footballers A to Z: Samuel Anderson Gilligan (Sam Gilligan), Play Up Liverpool
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference personalia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 - 1939. Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ Emms, Steve; Richard Wells (2007). Scottish League Players' Records 1890-91 to 1938-39. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  5. ^ "Sam Gilligan | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2022.